yuravg / system_console

Tcl packages for Quartus Prime System Console(FPGA debugging).

Tcl package library for Intel Quartus Prime System Console.

The System Console performs low-level hardware debugging of FPGA systems.

About

This library allows you to reduce the amount of code required to get started with the Intel Quartus Prime System Console.

use:

package require sc_avalonmm
namespace import sc_avalonmm::*

set_service_path 0 "master"

write32 0x00 0x1234abcd
read32 0x00 10

instead of:

set mp [lindex [get_service_paths master] 0]

proc write_memory {addr data} {
    global mp
    master_write_32 $mp $addr $data
}
proc read_memory {addr bytes_size} {
    global mp
    master_read_32 $mp $addr $bytes_size
}

write_memory 0x00 0x1234abcd
read_memory 0x00 10

Contents

Package library

lib - directory with Tcl packages

• sc_service - System Console Service: Console Commands
• sc_avalonmm - System Console Service: Avalon-MM Commands

Configuration file

system_console_rc.tcl - System Console user configuration file

Installation

Installing system_console packages for the System Console

• Download system_console: git clone https://github.com/yuravg/system_console.git or zip-file
• Copy system_console directory to your Home ($HOME) directory

Usage

An example of using system_console packages in a your System Console script

# Load package
package require sc_avalonmm
namespace import sc_avalonmm::*

# Select System Console service path (service <index>, <type_name>)
set_service_path 0 "master"

# Write, read (to/from selected above service with <index>, <type_name>)
# the service will be automatically opened before reading or writing
write32 0x00 0x12345678
write8  0x10 0xab 0xcd 0xef

puts "read16: [read16  0x0 100]"

# Closes the service type (selected above service with <index>, <type_name>)
close_service_path

Links

• System Console User Guide
• Analyzingand DebuggingDesignswithSystemConsole
• ASMI Parallel II Intel FPGA IP User Guide